A pair of British icons, once again being transported on flatbeds (at separate times and going in different directions): a white Rolls-Royce Ghost and a long-wheelbase Land Rover Defender.
Went on a drive today with a McLaren Senna. We had quite a few cars including my 812, a 488 spyder, 458 speciale, porsche gt3 and more.
A 1982 Datsun 200SX. For purposes of this thread I really appreciate when people with old cars put the model year on their personalized plates, because once again I only knew it was an '82 because the license plate said “82 DTSN”.
I forgot to post it yesterday – a dune buggy. I don’t know enough about them to say who made the body, but it definitely sounded like it started out life as a VW Beetle.
I know that paddle shifters are becoming common on higher end sports cars, but I could not believe that a Camry had paddle shifters, so I looked it up and sure enough, it’s true. The same search also yielded this article claiming that despite the increasing presence of paddle shifters, most drivers rarely actually use them.
I never liked the things myself, mostly because the whole appeal of a manual transmission to me is that it’s physical, mechanical control over the car. Your hands and feet are literally a physical component of the car’s operation. It’s not just that you’re changing gears by hand, you’re also regulating the friction of the clutch with a mechanical lever (pedal) that provides physical feedback. I mean, if someone wanted to give me a free Ferrari tomorrow that had paddle shifters, I wouldn’t turn it down - but it’s not a feature that I’d actively choose.
We’re going out in the MGB shortly. 
Note to Bay Area car enthusiasts: next Saturday 6/22 is “Woodies on The Wharf” in Santa Cruz. There are supposed to be something like 200 “wood-bodied cars”. Should be pretty cool.
While driving the MGB back from a new seafood restaurant, we saw a Ford Model-something and a burgundy MG Midget.
Saw a late 60s Datsun 2000 convertible.
Also saw a couple of 1930s vintage coupes that had been souped up and restored.
Saw a LaFerrari today at the exotics@RTC show in Redmond. That was probably the coolest car there, although there were plenty of others.
A 1972 Dodge Dart sedan, base model, light metallic blue, bone stock. The quintessential generic car of the period; I have a weird affection for those late '60s-early '70s squaremobiles.
Walking through the parking lot this morning, I saw my boss’s boss has a new Haval H-6 with the deepest tinted windows I have ever seen. Here is an older model.
I saw a Bandit Trans Am yesterday. Looked showroom new. T tops were off and the only thing that didn’t match was the driver wasn’t Burt Reynolds.
Walking through the parking lot towards Tim Hortons on Dundas St E in Belleville, Ontario, I saw a white mid-1980s 5-litre Ford Mustang convertible. More evidence that Belleville is at least partially a time portal to the 1980s…
But the 80s didn’t get to Canada until around 1993…
*Robin Sparkles reference
A '57 Chevy Bel Air, filling up with gas at a NH rest area, in green and white which I think are the best looking colors for that car. Absolutely gorgeous.
Yesterday my wife and I were in Hermann, MO for a little getaway. Hermann is a tiny town surrounded by wineries and (currently) flood waters. Parked in front of one of the slightly dilapidated shops was a new Bentley Continental convertible. I’ve seen a couple Bentleys in the past few months. They look really heavy and lumbering to me. I know they have lots of power and the Continental GT is quick. They still look like bricks to me
Finally got to meet the property owner/landlord next to her house. (He owns the house & two-car detached garage but rents it to others.) I knew there was a Lambo in the garage; now I got to see that it’s an orange Gallardo Spyder, with matching orange powder-coated rims. Unfortunately, I got to see it as he was putting it back after driving, but I was promised a ride in some future weekend. He also has a Maserati Gran Turismo that’s more of an everyday driver that was in the other bay.
On this morning’s commute I saw either a Sunbeam Alpine or Tiger. I don’t know of any way to distinguish the two visually without looking at the badges.
In my hometown I have occasionally noticed a Chevy with what I thought was optional fastback rear glass.
It is a Monte Carlo Aero Coupe…one of only 200 made.
